David Shiller

Legislation + Regulation

California Bill Would Ban Some Plastic & Styrofoam Packaging If Enacted

The American Lighting Association (ALA) has alerted its members to AB 2026, a bill addressing product packaging in California.

Construction + Economy, Legislation + Regulation

Distributors Report Infrastructure Law Funds Flowing

A recent survey by Electrical Wholesaling of the Top 150 electrical distributor chains, revealed that Infrastructure Law funds are beginning to be spent in the electrical market.

Lighting Industry, Products + Technology

Lighting Industry Embraces EV Chargers

The lighting industry is embracing EV chargers at a remarkable rate, considering they aren’t a lighting product. We have curated some examples of manufacturers and an e-retailer entering the EV market.

Lighting Design, Products + Technology

Product Monday: Sourcery Software Is Lighting Specifier Collaboration Platform

Sourcery is a social collaborative platform for design industry professionals to seamlessly collaborate with one another when specifying and procuring products in every phase of a project.

Controls, Research

Research Indicates Individual Lighting Controls Can Improve Worker Productivity

Research conducted in 2020 indicates that the control of light impacts indoor environmental quality (IEQ)-productivity belief more than other IEQ control.

Legislation + Regulation, Lighting Industry

DOE’s New GSL Definition Final Rule Now Regulates Many LED Lamps

While many in the lighting industry are aware that US DOE recently issued a Final Rule for a definition change of general service lamps (GSL) as well as General Service Incandescent Lamps (GSIL), many in the industry don’t realize the impact of this expanded GSL definition on many LED lamps. Most of the public discussion around the new GSL definition focused on the addition of incandescent and halogen specialty lamps to the regulated GSL category. However, the new expanded GSL definition encompasses many LED lamps, in addition to incandescent and halogen.

Lighting Industry, Products + Technology

Six Colliding Paradigms Converging on the Built Environment

An interesting article in Realcomm.com argues that there are six large paradigm shifts changing
the built environment. While the article discusses the impacts of each paradigm on commercial buildings (without addressing lighting), it’s interesting to imaging how the same six mega-trends could impact lighting.

Education + Resources, Products + Technology

Top 10 Trends In High Bay Retrofits For Warehouses & Production Facilities

A new white paper is titled The Top 10 Trends In High Bay Retrofits For Warehouses & Production Sites. The white paper was published by Lighting Expertise & Design Services (LEDS), a leading lighting retrofit firm in the United States, that specializes in lighting upgrades for warehouses and production sites.

Products + Technology

Product Monday: LEDVANCE Superior Class Area Flood Offers Interesting Features

LEDVANCE Superior Class Area Flood luminaires provide quality photometrics with full cutoff, standard 10kV surge protection, TAA compliance, and a 10-year warranty.

Controls, Research

Verdantix 2022 Report, Green Quadrant: IoT Platforms for Smart Buildings

Enlighted, A Siemens Company has publicly released a partial version of Verdantix’s new whitepaper, Green Quadrant: IoT Platforms for Smart Buildings 2022.

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American Lighting Association Annual Conference
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Hong Kong International Light Fair
ALAN 2025 – Artificial Light At Night Conference 2025
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